Farewell to top of league innings...Should Lotte's New Foreign Davidson Fill the Vacation
Farewell to top of league innings...Should Lotte's New Foreign Davidson Fill the Vacation
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Will Tucker Davidson, the new foreign pitcher of the Lotte Giants, fill the vacancy of Aaron Wilkerson, who played the most innings in the KBO league last year? Davidson, who will lead the starting lineup along with ace Charlie Barnes, is very important.
Wilkerson, who joined Lotte as an alternative foreign player in the 2023 season, pitched 79 ⅔ innings in 13 games, recording 7 wins, 2 losses and a 2.26 ERA, becoming a blessing in the team.온라인카지노
Wilkerson, who renewed his contract for a total of $950,000 after the end of the season, recorded 12 wins, 8 losses and a 3.84 ERA in 32 games last season. Although his ERA was somewhat high, he ranked first in this category by taking charge of 196 ⅔ innings. He also ranked fourth in this category by achieving quality starts (more than six innings and less than three earned runs).
However, Wilkerson's companion ended with the end of the last season. Lotte re-signed Barnes (US$1.5 million) and Victor Reyes (US$1.25 million) as foreign hitter, and signed with "new face" Davidson for US$950,000 to complete the formation of foreign players.
Davidson is a left-handed pitcher who stands 188 centimeters tall and weighs 97 kilograms. "Davidson has a high RBI, has good deception, and can throw fastballs, sliders, curves, and splitters."
He recorded four wins and 10 losses and an earned run average of 5.76 in 56 MLB games, and won the World Series title in the 2021 season when he played for the Atlanta Braves. Last year, he played in one game for the Baltimore Orioles, and allowed no runs in four ⅔ innings.
In the minor league, he recorded a career record of 30 wins and 44 losses with a 3.22 ERA in 142 games.
Davidson, who announced his new start at the Lotte Giants, is sweating profusely at the team's spring camp in Tainan, Taiwan. He is taking bull pen pitches, checking pitches, and slowly recovering his physical condition.
If Davison performs well this year to meet Lotte's expectations, he can build a strong one-two punch with proven first starter Barnes.
At the same time, synergy with native starting pitchers Park Se-woong and Kim Jin-wook can be expected, and the physical burden of relief pitchers can be reduced.